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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Trump Says Focus on Russian Hacking Is a ‘Political Witch Hunt’ — WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald J. Trump said in an interview Friday morning that the storm surrounding Russian hacking during the presidential campaign is a political witch hunt being carried out by his adversaries …
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Sources: Trump will ask Congress, not Mexico, to pay for border wall — The Trump transition team says he his preference is to fund the border wall through the appropriations process — The move would break a key campaign promise when Trump promised to force Mexico to pay for the wall
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Jeremy Ashkenas / New York Times:
Was It a 400-Pound, 14-Year-Old Hacker, or Russia? Here's Some of the Evidence — In recent weeks, President-elect Donald J. Trump has taken to Twitter to cast doubt over a United States joint intelligence assessment that Russian intelligence services are responsible for hacking …
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump slams media on border wall: Mexico will pay us back
Trump slams media on border wall: Mexico will pay us back
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TIME:
U.S. Intelligence Report Identifies Russians Who Gave DNC Emails to Wikileaks
U.S. Intelligence Report Identifies Russians Who Gave DNC Emails to Wikileaks
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Evan Perez / CNN:
Intel report says US identifies go-betweens who gave emails to WikiLeaks
Intel report says US identifies go-betweens who gave emails to WikiLeaks
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Nikita Vladimirov / The Hill:
Vicente Fox blasts Trump over ‘his racist monument’
Vicente Fox blasts Trump over ‘his racist monument’
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Associated Press:
Trump Hours Away From Briefing on Classified Russia Report
Trump Hours Away From Briefing on Classified Russia Report
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Ashley Collman / Daily Mail:
BREAKING NEWS: Gunman in custody after killing five and injuring six at Florida's Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport — A gunman is in custody after a deadly shooting at the Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport. — Sources tell DailyMail.com that the shooter killed five people and injured six more Friday afternoon.
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CNN:
Fort Lauderdale airport shooting: Suspect in custody, 9 injured — Reports: Shots fired at Florida airport — (CNN)At least nine people were injured in a shooting at the Fort Lauderdale airport on Friday, a US official familiar with the incident said. The shooter is in custody, according to the official.
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Mark Berman / Washington Post:
Five people killed in shooting at Fort Lauderdale airport, suspect in custody — Police said five people were killed in a shooting Friday afternoon at the Fort Lauderdale international airport that also sent several others to the hospital. — The suspected shooter is in custody …
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Nicole Lopez-Alvar / WSVN-TV:
TSA: Unconfirmed active shooter at FLL; Broward Sheriff confirms 5 dead, 8 hurt at earlier shooting
TSA: Unconfirmed active shooter at FLL; Broward Sheriff confirms 5 dead, 8 hurt at earlier shooting
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German Lopez / Vox:
Shooting at Fort Lauderdale, Florida, airport: what we know
Shooting at Fort Lauderdale, Florida, airport: what we know
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J.D. Durkin / Mediaite:
'Don't You Say That Again': Conway and Cuomo Get Into Transfixing War of Words Over Russia Hacks — In a meaty interview that raged on for the better part of twenty minutes this morning, CNN New Day anchor Chris Cuomo sparred with Kellyanne Conway of the Trump campaign on a wide variety of controversies …
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Eun Kyung Kim / TODAY.com:
Leon Panetta: Donald Trump should not be tweeting intelligence criticism
Leon Panetta: Donald Trump should not be tweeting intelligence criticism
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Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
GOP lawmaker removes painting depicting police as pigs — A House Republican on Friday personally removed a controversial painting that depicts police officers as feral pigs in a hallway connecting to the Capitol. — Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) stripped the painting …
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
GOP lawmaker removes painting of police as animals from Capitol
GOP lawmaker removes painting of police as animals from Capitol
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Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Mattis clashing with Trump transition team over Pentagon staffing — The honeymoon seems to be ending between retired Gen. James N. Mattis and Donald Trump's transition team amid an increasingly acrimonious dispute over who will get top jobs in the Defense Department — and who gets to make those decisions.
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Former CIA director James Woolsey quits Trump transition team
Former CIA director James Woolsey quits Trump transition team
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Bloomberg:
Growing GOP Doubts Jeopardize Swift Obamacare Repeal in Senate — Four Republican senators express strong doubts about strategy — McConnell says GOP can act later in year to address gaps — A fourth Republican senator has voiced strong doubts about the party's current strategy …
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Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Watch: President Obama on the future of Obamacare
Watch: President Obama on the future of Obamacare
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New England Journal of Medicine:
Repealing the ACA without a Replacement — The Risks to American Health Care — Health care policy often shifts when the country's leadership changes. That was true when I took office, and it will likely be true with President-elect Donald Trump. I am proud that my administration's work …
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Arnold Schwarzenegger Responds to Trump Taunts — The Latest on President-elect Donald Trump (all times EST): — Arnold Schwarzenegger is responding to Donald Trump's taunting on Twitter. The former California governor says the president-elect should work as hard to represent all Americans as he did for TV ratings.
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Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Corker: Trump still answers cellphone, doesn't screen my calls
Corker: Trump still answers cellphone, doesn't screen my calls
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Political Wire
Justin Miller / American Prospect:
Jeff Sessions Is Public Enemy Number One for Voting-Rights Groups — Common Cause, a nonpartisan political advocacy and watchdog group, rarely wades into political nomination battles. In its nearly half-century of existence, the group has come out in staunch opposition to just a handful …
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Age of Fake Policy — On Thursday, at a rough estimate, 75,000 Americans were laid off or fired by their employers. Some of those workers will find good new jobs, but many will end up earning less, and some will remain unemployed for months or years. — If that sounds terrible to you …
Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
In Break With Precedent, Obama Envoys Are Denied Extensions Past Inauguration Day — WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald J. Trump's transition staff has issued a blanket edict requiring politically appointed ambassadors to leave their overseas posts by Inauguration Day …
TMZ.com:
President Obama Builds a Wall for Rental House (PHOTO GALLERY) — President Obama is taking a cue from Donald Trump ... he's building himself a wall. — We got photos of construction at Obama's soon-to-be D.C. rental. You also see construction in the garage. As we reported, it will become an office with a bathroom.
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CNN:
Michelle Obama in final speech: 'I hope I've made you proud' — In her time at the White House, Mrs. Obama has championed education, fitness, and military families — (CNN)Michelle Obama gave her final White House remarks in an emotional speech Friday, thanking her supporters and saying …
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Liam Quinn / Daily Mail:
Now Obama's building a wall! …
Now Obama's building a wall! …
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Belinda Cleary / Daily Mail:
Millennials are entitled, narcissistic and lazy - but it's not their fault: Expert claims ‘every child wins a prize’ and social media has left Gen Y unable to deal with the real world — Leadership consultant Simon Sinek has been told that millennials - people born after 1982 - are 'entitled …